Cable or rope guide.



No. 817,558. PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

G. FRINK.

CABLE 0R ROPE GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, 1905 I 2 Shams-SHEET 1..Z Z 9.. .Z 6/

G. FRINK.

CABLE OR ROPE GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 5. 1905 PATENTED APR. 101906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. F J 5 17 E 17 9 A I I /r' '1 K 1 3 G11 21 I 1 1 l? wag9%,

mvslvrofi 3 BY%:

A TTORNE Y8 UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

GERALD FRINK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO WASHINGTON IRON IVORKSCOMPANY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CABLE OR ROPE GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GERALD FRINK, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Seattle, in the county of King and State of WVashington,have invented a new and Improved Cable or Rope Guide, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

The invention relates to logging-machines and its object is to provide anew and improved cable or rope guide or fair-leader arranged to properlylead the cable or rope to the drum of the logging-engine from anydirection.

The invention consists of novel features I and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectionalplan view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectionalside elevation of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is atransverse section of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The base A of the cable or rope guide is provided with an annularbearing A, in which is mounted to turn a flange B, secured or formed onthe lower end of a frame or standard provided on the top withverticallydisposed pins or studs C and C, on which are mounted to rotateguide pulleys or sheaves D and D, between'which passes the cable or ropeE, employed for logging purposes and leading to the drum of the loging-engine to be wound thereon. The cable or rope E, besides passingbetween the horizontally-disposed guide-pulleys D and D, also passesbetween the vertically-disposed guide-pulleys F and F, mounted to rotateon pins or studs G and G, secured on the frame or standard B and havingtheir axes disposed in a vertical plane parallel to and somewhat infront of the vertical plane passing through the axes of the pulleys Dand D. The vertical plane passing through the axes of the pulleys D andD extends somewhat in front of the center of the frame B, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig. 2, so that the cable or rope Ein passing from any direction to the set of guide-pulleys F and F andthen to the set of guide-pulleys D and D causes a turning of the frame Bin the bearing A according to the direction in which the cable or ropepasses from the guide to the drum on which the cable or rope is to bewound. Thus the cable or rope guide automatically accommodates itselfaccording to the direction in which the cable or rope E is traveling toor from the drum of the logging-engine, and consequently friction andundue strain are reduced to a minimum.

The guide is very simple and durable in construction and composed ofcomparatively few parts not liable to get easily out of order.

As shown in the drawings, the pins C, C, G, and G are provided withsuitable lubricating channels for properly lubricating the guidepulleysD D and F F.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A cable or rope guide, comprising a frame, sets ofguide-pulleys journaled upon the frame, the sets being disposed atangles one to the other, said frame being mounted to turn in an axisparallel to the axis of one of the said sets of guide-pulleys.

2. A cable or rope guide, comprising a base, a frame mounted to turn inthe said base, a set of guide-pulleys journaled in the said frame andhaving their axes parallel to the axis of the said frame and on oppositesides of the frame-axis, and a second set of guide-pulleys j ournaled inthe said frame and having their axes at right angles to the axis of thesaid frame.

3. A cable or rope guide, comprising a base, a frame mounted to turn inthe said base and having a vertical axis, a pair ofhorizontally-disposed guide-pulleys journaled in the said frame andhaving their axes arranged in a vertical lane somewhat in front of theaxis of the sai frame, and a set of vertically-dis osed guide-pulleys journaled in the said f fame and having their axes in a plane parallel toand somewhat in front of the plane passing through the axis of thefirst-named set of guide-pulleys.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GERALD FRINK.

Witnesses:

G. W. UPPER, I. D. WARE.

